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dc.contributor.authorSetia, Shilpa-
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Sandeep-
dc.contributor.authorAdhikari, Debashis-
dc.contributor.authorPal, Santanu Kumar-
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-01T19:27:51Z-
dc.date.available2019-04-01T19:27:51Z-
dc.date.issued2019-03-
dc.identifier.citationLiquid Crystals, 2019, Vol.46, NO. 3, p 430–441en_US
dc.identifier.issn0267-8292-
dc.identifier.issn1366-5855 (Online)-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2289/7188-
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dc.description.abstractThe hexakis-alkoxy substituted hexa-peri-hexabenzocoronene (HBC) discotic core is desirable aiming at strong π–π interactions in columns, electronic tuning of the core and better process-ability. The feasibility of synthesising a new hexakis-alkoxy substituted HBC core is investigated and described in this report. Experimentally, it has been found that when two alkoxy substituents in a peripheral aromatic ring are placed meta to each other, the Scholl reaction results in fully cyclised HBC product. Surprisingly, when the alkoxy groups are ortho to each other, cyclodehydrogenation results in the formation of a partially fused product. This partially-fused ring formation happens under varying reaction conditions and irrespective of the differing alkyl chain lengths. Most plausibly, the considerable strain in the fully fused molecule from 1,2 isomer is the reason to cease the reaction at the partially fused stage. Further quantum-mechanical calculations at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level of theory also support the hypothesis. The incorporation of two electron donating groups has also reduced the band gap compared to its mono alkoxy analogue. Reduced band gap values are promising feature of these molecules for finding future applications of disco-tic liquid crystals in organic electronics.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2018.1508765en_US
dc.rights2019 Taylor & Francisen_US
dc.subjectHexabenzocoroneneen_US
dc.subjectalkoxyen_US
dc.subjectScholl reactionen_US
dc.subjecthexaphenylbenzeneen_US
dc.titleScholl reaction of hexaphenylbenzenes with hexakis-alkoxy substituentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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